Driftless Area Stream Restoration Symposium - Day 1

9:00 Opening Remarks
Sara Strassman - TU Driftless Area Restoration Effort 

9:10 Brook Trout Population Response to Mechanical Brown Trout Removal 
                                                     Kasey Yallaly - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 
 
 

9:35 Evaluating Suitable Habitat for Brook Trout Within Sandstone and Dolostone Geologies in The Driftless Area of Wisconsin 
        Brandon Thill – University of Wisconsin—La Crosse 
 
 

10:00 Combining infrastructure and habitat restoration to promote  

community safety, healthy fisheries, and climate resiliency. 
Chris Collier – Trout Unlimited Great Lakes Program
Kyle Magyera - Wisconsin Wetlands Association 

10:45 Geology of Iowa Coldwater Streams
Matthew Graesch, P.G. - Iowa Department of Natural Resources  

 
11:10 Streambank Erosion & Sediment Reduction in Southeast Minnesota
Dustan Hoffman – Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 

11:35 Genetic tools to guide brook trout propagation and stocking 
Jared Homola, PhD - USGS Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Research Unit 
 
 

12:00 Stihl Award Announcement & lunch with Sara, Paul & Peter
Open Discussion with TU Driftless Area program staff

There's something incredibly special about the waters of the Driftless region, and it isn't just the density or quality of trout finning in the currents or the streamside grasses waving in the breeze.